# Boise Cascade L.L.C. (BCC) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Paper & Forest Products. Price $79.21, market value $2.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 26.9×** (5-yr avg 9.8×, 3-yr avg 14.3×). Boise Cascade L.L.C. trades at 26.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 9.8×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 15.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.4×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.4×**. The shares trade at 1.4× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.4×**. Enterprise value is 8.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.7%** (5-yr avg 15.7%). Free cash flow equals 3.7% of the market value, below its five-year average of 15.7%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 2.5%**. 2.5% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 2.1%**. 2.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.4%**. 6.4% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.2%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.2%.
- **Return on assets: 3.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -4.8%** (3-yr -8.6%/yr, 5-yr 3.2%/yr). Revenue fell 4.8% over the last year, against 3.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -63.1%** (3-yr -45.3%/yr, 5-yr -4.5%/yr). Earnings per share fell 63.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -76.1%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -76.1% a year over three years, lagging earnings: check whether profits are turning into cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.21**. Debt is 0.21 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Boise Cascade L.L.C. holds more cash than debt.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.12%** ($0.88 per share, trailing). Boise Cascade L.L.C. yields 1.12%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 26%** (33% of free cash flow). 26% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -15.5%/yr** (1-yr -85.2%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -8.4%** (YTD 8.3%, 3-mo 16.3%). The shares are down 8.4% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -13.9%** (21.9% above the low). Trading 14% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.04** (volatility 39%). Beta of 1.04 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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